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Thursday, November 24, 2022
Rodeo tickets going on sale Dec. 1 BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor
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he tradition continues. Cave Creek Rodeo Days returns to its arena Thursday, March 23, to Sunday, March 26, and tickets go on sale Thursday, Dec. 1, at cavecreekrodeo.com. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association-sanctioned rodeo’s prize money goes to the year-end total for a chance to compete at the national finals in Las Vegas, said board
treasurer Levi Schofield. The event is governed by the board of directors. “It’s just such a great opportunity to showcase the local talent we have for bull riding,” Schofield said. “It’s also a great opportunity to bring out the bull riding fans. It has become a marquee event across the nation. They have it at Desert Diamond Arena and Madison Square Garden now. This is an opportunity to take advantage and show everybody here what we have in Cave Creek.”
He chalked up rodeo’s popularity to “really, really good marketing” and fans’ penchant for daredevil-type action. “Bull riding definitely does that,” he added. “It’s also about as wholesome as it gets. The whole family can watch. As far as athletes go, the rodeo cowboys are a step above the golfers in how well they treat their fans and how they behave around crowds and embrace people.
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Stagecoach Village throws first Western Holidays
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BY SUMMER AGUIRRE Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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ave Creek is the home of its own holiday celebration — Western Holidays — in early December. Sponsored by Sanderson Ford and Sanderson Lincoln, the festival will take over Stagecoach Village various times from Friday, Dec. 9 to Sunday, Dec. 11. Admission is free with a toy or food donation to Operation Santa Claus. The Stagecoach Village Board of Directors tapped property and events manager Patty Pollnow to organize a holiday celebration, as the town of Cave Creek did not have one. The result is a festive community get-together featuring a
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Stagecoach VIllage is hosting its first Annual Western Holidays, the Cave Creek community’s first holiday event, from Dec. 9 to 11. (Stagecoach Village Submitted)
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